February 22, 2024 A 30-year-old North Carolina education funding argument is back in the state Supreme Court The NC Supreme Court will again address the debate over whether a trial judge can move taxpayer money for education without the express approval of legislators in North Carolina.
February 22, 2024 Trial to assess Texas high school's punishment of Black student over hairstyle in light of new law A trial is set to determine whether a Black high school student in Texas can continue facing punishment from his school district for refusing to change his hairstyle.
February 21, 2024 Georgia proposal for parental oversight of library books advances, critics cry censorship Georgia senators have advanced a bill that would require school libraries to notify parents of each book their child checks out. Critics say this will limit kids' exposure to ideas.
February 20, 2024 Alito issues fiery 10-page dissent as Supreme Court declines to review elite high school admissions case Two of the Supreme Court’s conservative justices issued a fiery dissent Tuesday after the high court declined to hear a case challenging a Virginia high school’s admissions program.
February 19, 2024 Massachusetts high school pleads National Guard quell 'shocking levels of chaos and violence' among students Brockton School Committee members asked Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey to send National Guard to the high school amid an increase of violence, security concerns, and substance abuse.
February 16, 2024 Crime in Chicago is bad. What’s happening with its schools is criminal For Chicago students who need scholarships, life is getting even more difficult. Policymakers just complicated the educational future for 9,000 students and their families.
February 10, 2024 Members of notorious Gotti family charged with assault after brawl at high school basketball game The daughter-in-law and granddaughter of notorious crime boss John Gotti were charged with assault stemming from a brawl at a high school basketball game on Thursday.
February 9, 2024 Florida teenager arrested after bringing gun on school bus, showing it to other riders: deputies The Hernando County Sheriff's Office announced a 16-year-old boy has been arrested after bringing a gun onto a school bus and showing it to other riders last month.
February 6, 2024 Oklahoma jury awards man $25M after newspaper mistakenly ID'd him as broadcaster who made racist remark An Oklahoma jury awarded a man millions of dollars after he was mistakenly identified by a newspaper as a broadcaster who said a racial slur during a high school basketball game broadcast.
February 5, 2024 Parents' rights group rips 'astonishing' BLM Week of Action curriculums promoting 'queer-affirming' principles A report by Parents Defending Education details the controversial curriculums being pushed by liberal school districts across the country during the Black Lives Matter Week of Action.